To implement all the projects under Smart Cities Mission is on top of our agenda. We believe that if we are able to implement what we have conceptualised, we will do justice to this great initiative started by the Government of India, says Dr Rajendra Jagtap, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Pune Smart City Development Corporation Limited (PSCDCL) in conversation with Harshal Desai of Elets News Network (ENN).
As the Chief Executive Officer of Pune Smart City Development Corporation Limited (PSCDCL), you have involved citizens in the best possible manner to materialise the Smart Cities Mission in Pune. Please elaborate.
Smart Cities Mission is all about improving the lives of citizens within a city with a range of infrastructure and services. Since the commencement, we know that without citizens’ engagement, we would never be able to achieve our goals. This was the reason we involved citizens from the conceptualisation stage. Ultimately citizens are going to be benefitted with the Smart Cities Mission.
We made the most of available technology and invited inputs from citizens online. A dedicated website was setup. Portal, Facebook, Twitter and Mobile Apps, we deputed our teams to handle all the engagement channels and made sincere efforts to seek opinion from people. Further, the offline modes i.e., face-to-face interaction and discussions also proved to be useful. We had also initiated competitions for crowd sourcing of ideas and creativity.
Citizen engagement is something that PSCDCL has executed in a very scientific manner. We are overwhelmed with the results. Even today for various projects in the ABD area we hold citizen engagement meetings and discuss with them the projects we propose to undertake.
How has been your experience of coordinating with other stakeholders namely Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) and Pune Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (PMRDA)?
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